Shade-roller for windows, porches, or the like.



No. 658,09I.

Patented Sept. I8, |900. E. F. MEAGHER. SHADE RULLER FOR` WINDOWS,POBCHES, 0B THE LIKE.

(Application' led Jah. 81, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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SPECI1`ICA'1.'L'O1\T-forming` part of Letters Patent No. 658,091, datedSeptembenlS, 1900.l Application filed January 31, 190i). SerialNo.3,431. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, EDWARD F. -MEAGHER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Glendale, in the county of Hamilton and Stateof Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShade-Rollers for Windows, Porches, or the Like, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvemeut-s in shadesfor Windows,porches, and the like, and has for its object, in part, to provide ashade-roller of a simple and inexpensive nature and of a strong anddurable construction,which shall not be liable to warp or spring out ofline when in use, and in part to provide improved meansfor securing orat,- taehing the shade to the roller, so 'asvto obviate the liability oftearing the shade loose, as iscommonly done when the shade is simplytacked to the roller in the ordinary way.

The invention consists in certain novel features of the construction,combination, and arrangement of the several parts of the improved shade,whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is madesimpler, cheaper, and otherwise better adapted and more convenient foruse, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

The novel features of the ,invention will be carefully deiined in theclaim.

ln the accompanyin g drawings, which serve to illustrate my invention,Figure l is a view showing the upper part of a shade embodyingrr myinvention, the central portion of the shade and roller being broken outfor lack of space. Fig. 2 is an enlarged partial section takenlongitudinally through the shade at one end of the roller. Fig. 3 is anenlarged end view of the roller, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged transversesection taken through the shade in the plane indicated by line a a, inFig. l.

In the views, 1 indicates the body portion of the shade-roller, havingat its ends fittings 2 and 3, each formed with a projecting pintle l tot and turn in the bracket or fixture in a well-known way. The fittings 2and 3 are formed of circular metal castings somewhat greater in diameterthan the diameter of the bodyl of the shade-roller, so as to produce atthe ends of the roller annular lianges or shoulders to prevent endwisemovement of the shade when Wound on the roller. The

' string 2 is in the form of a metal dish-while the fitting 3 is, asherein shown, in the form of a grooved sheave or'pulley to receive acurtain-cord (not shown) extending down in easy, reach or the operatorkand adapted to be used for unwinding or Winding up the shade on theroller. l The body of the shade-rolleris formed of a length of metaltubing'of suitable weight and diameter, having its ends closed, asclearly Ishown inl 2, by plugs 5 of Wood or the like, into the ends ofwhich plugs are passed screws 6 6 for holding the fittings 2 and 3 inplace upon thebody. The fittings 2 and 3 are formed each with a circularrecess or hollow 7 on its inner side of a diameter to snugly rel pocket1l to receive the shade-roller, which Y latter is preferably inserted insaid pocket or loop before one or the other of the ttings 2 and 3 isapplied to the body l of the roller, so as to permit said pocket to bemade as narrow as possible. The pocket must, however, be of a size tofit the shade-roller only loosely, and in order to secure the shade tothe roller to Wind thereon I employtacks l2 or the like, which aredriven through the ends of the pocket ll and also through the ends ofthe roller-body l and into the plugs 5 within the same, as clearly shownin Fig. 2. These tacks further serve to hold the plugs 5 securely in theends of the body l of the roller.

. To further secure the central portion of the shade 8 to the roller, Iemploy a cord or twine coiled spirally about the loop or pocket 1l, asshown at 14 in Figs. l and 4, being passed through openings 13 in theshade, and after being drawn tight, knotted, or otherwise se cured 'atits ends, as shown at l5, so as fo securely bind the loop or pocket 1lupon the body of the roller between the tacks l2 at the ends thereof,and thus to secure the shade to the roller in such a manner that it willbe compelled to wind upon the roller when the latter isvturned.

The improved shade constructed as above described is extremely simple,strong, and durable, since the metal body l of the roller is not liableto warp or bend when in use, as is commonly the ditiicnlty in shadeshaving wooden rollers, and also the recessed fittings 2and 3 have a moresecure bearing on the ends of said metal body than is possible in awooden roller, and where the tubular body portion is formed up from asheet of tin or the like, as is commonly done in making metal tubing,these recessed fittings when secu red over the ends ofthe said bodyportion serve to prevent the same from spreadingjat the joint, wherebythe plugs at the ends of the roller would be loosened. The shade itselfis also not liable to be torn or pulled loose from the roller, as is thecase when the adapted for use at windows, but by reason `of i its strongand durable nature it is especially well adapted for use on porches `andin other exposed places where shades having Wooden rollers are notfitted for use. Moreover, the device is capable of some modificationwithout material departure from the principles and spirit of theinvention, and for this reason I do not Wish to be understood aslimiting myseli` to the precise form and arrangement of the severalparts herein shown.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- In a shade for Windows,porches and the like, the combination of a roller havinga tubular metalbody portion, a shade having one end lapped over and sewed to the bodyof the y shade to form an open loop or pocket to receive the roller, anda cord passed spirally around outside of the loop or pocket when inplace onthe roller and'passe'd through openings in the shade and havingits ends secured to bind 'the shade on the roller, substantially as setforth.

Signed by me at Cincinnati, Ohio, this 30th day of January, V1900.

EDWARD F. MEAGHER. Witnesses:

JOHN ELIAS JONES,

GALLAGHER

